A wealthy and successful
businessmanhad a painting of
the sea hanging in his office.

Although it did not
really blend inwith the rest of the
furniture,the businessman refused
to remove it.

One day when asked
why this picture was of suchgreat significance
to him, he told the following story...

"Many years ago, everything
was going wrong in my life.I was despondent and
miserable, blaming all on fate.One day, needing time
on my own, I went for a walk in agreen meadow surrounded
by a beautiful forest.In the middle of the
meadow an artist was busypainting a picture.
When I got closer, I was surprised tosee that he was not
painting this beautifullandscape but a picture
of the ocean.

There were boats bobbing
lazily in the tranquilwater and a clear
blue sky in the background.

The artist looked up
and sensingmy surprise he said
to me," There comes a time
in everyone'slife when you have
to create your own ocean."

I knew then that this
was the answer tomy life's problems.I bought that painting
and it stillserves to remind me
of theartists simple message
thatchanged my life from
then onward.